A Sugar Plum Fairy dynasty
Sophia Sommers joins her sisters by taking on lead role of ‘The Nutcracker’ at SHA
Malverne resident Sophia Sommers, a senior at Sacred Heart Academy high school in Hempstead, starred as the Sugar Plum Fairy, the lead role in the school’s dance production of ‘The Nutcracker, which ran from Nov. 19 to Nov. 21.
Former W.H. fire chief honored for service
Former Chief of the West Hempstead Fire Department Lou Minutoli recently received an award at the department’s annual installation of officers honoring Minutoli’s 50 years of public service.
High honor for Malverne H.S. choral students
Students accepted into honor choir
Four Malverne High School choral students have been accepted into the American Choral Directors Association’s Eastern Division Gospel Honor Choir. Each year students from across the country …
‘Let’s make a movie’
Malverne Community Theater showing first film ever on Nov. 28
The Malverne Community Theater is holding a viewing of its first ever cinematic short film on Monday, Nov. 29 at 7 p.m. at the Malverne Movie Theater.
Wholesale Liquidators property under development
100-year-old property to be redeveloped
The property in West Hempstead that formerly belonged to National Wholesale Liquidators evolved over and over again for nearly 100 years before closing in 2019.
W.H. resident honored as employee of the year
Describing his decade-long tenure at document management and imaging company Seery Systems Group in Garden City as a “wonderful experience,” Richard Muller, of West Hempstead, emphasized that he has enjoyed his success: “It’s been a fun 10 years,” he said.
W.H. students win BOCES award
Two students from West Hempstead, James Faulds and Naimah Goode, were awarded by Nassau BOCES for outstanding achievement with the Career Technical Education Award. Fauls, an Auto Skills student, and …
Community enjoys West Hempstead street fair
The West Hempstead Community Support Association held its annual West Hempstead Street Fair on Nassau Boulevard on Oct. 17.
Pumpkin activity teaches students to embrace uniqueness
Kindergarten students at Maurice W. Downing School in Malverne created pumpkins and listened to “The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin” by Joe Troiano.
Malverne students make donation for 'Better Breakfast Month'
Student members of the Davison Avenue Intermediate School’s Special Forces collected and donated 55 boxes of cereal to the Hempstead nonproit Family and Children’s Association in honor of ‘Better Breakfast Month,’ which aims to promote eating a healthy breakfast.
Editorial
Reflecting on the Sept. 11 attacks 20 years later
The Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pa., set off a cascade of worldwide catastrophes over the subsequent two decades . . .
Editorial
Get your teenagers vaccinated ASAP . . .
Some 87 percent of Nassau County’s adult population, ages 18 and up, has received at least a first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine. Bravo, Nassau!